I thought D played very well after the 1st quarter. It's as if CTR needs to see what they throw at us in order to come up with a good scheme to respond. Many criticize this, but I understand it. Look how well defense plays in the 2nd half of games. Perhaps Klimpsun also took its foot off the gas a little.
There's an old saying - "How it starts is how it goes." It was true in the 2011 game. It is true in probably 80% of the games. It was true last night. After the 2nd exchange of possessions I knew we were in trouble.